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Jackson County reviews February finances; approves consent agenda and audit contract
Summary
Jackson County commissioners reviewed February financial reports, approved the consent agenda and accepted an audit contract with Martin Stars and Associates not to exceed $136,600. The tax collector reported a year-to-date collection rate of 95.98%.
Jackson County commissioners reviewed monthly financial reports and approved routine business including an audit contract for the coming fiscal year.
Miss Fox presented February highlights, saying the general fund revenues “collected to date” were reported as 80,333,191 (74.19% of budget) and expenditures as 61,235,617 (58.76% of budget). She reported that ad valorem taxes collected were 57,24,240 (100.65% of budget), motor vehicle taxes were 1,138,752 (53.08% of budget), and the county’s tax collection rate stood at 95.98%. The transcript contains several numeric items that are garbled; figures above are reported as spoken by Miss Fox.
The tax collector presented February collections, refunds and releases and the board moved to approve the consent agenda, which passed with no opposition. The consent agenda included the financial reports referenced above.
In new business, commissioners approved an audit contract with Martin Stars and Associates (CPA’s PA) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, described in the meeting as a not-to-exceed amount of $136,600. According to the transcript, there were no substantive changes to the contract compared with prior years.
The board also heard a brief operational note that the VA health second-quarter finance report was attached to the packet and that the county’s landfill disposal fees and other revenue lines were being monitored.
The board took no separate public comment on these items during the meeting and approved the motions by voice vote with no recorded dissents.
